Friend's Birthday Party

Jackson was invited to a birthday party for his friend Chancy. They are in the same class at school. He was so excited to go to his party because they don't get to hang out except at school since Chancy lives 20 minutes away. It was a beach party theme. They played water games and had potato sac races. Ashlynn and Chancy's sister Alyssa are the same age and they were so cute together. Jackson and Ashlynn are sad that they won't be going to school with all their friends next year. They will be going to a new school where our house is being built. We will definitely have to keep in touch and have many play dates with their friends after we move.

Jackson's Field Trip to Zermatt Resort

Today Jackson class went on there second field trip this week. They took a bus to Zermatt Resort. They got to go miniature golfing, ride the carousel a half a dozen times, eat pizza, and got to pick their own flavor of gelato ice cream. It was fun to see him interact with all his classmates...he was a character. He had such a great time!

Ashlynn's Graduation Party

Today was Ashlynn's preschool graduation party and last day of preschool. Last night they graduated and today they were celebrating. They played games, bobbed for apples, collected shells, ate pizza, and had fun.

Ashlynn's Preschool Graduation!

Ashlynn is our graduate. She graduated from Sunshine Circle Preschool. We are so proud of her. We cannot believe that our baby is going to be starting Kindergarten.

She is growing up so fast.

Congratulations Love Bug!

We love you!

Tonight was Ashlynn's preschool graduation. She looked so beautiful sitting up on the stage. She had a huge smile on her face through the entire program. She had two little speaking parts in the program. At the beginning she had to tell the audience to "Please sit down...good job" after the pledge of allegiance. And at the end each child got to say what they want to be when they grow up. Ashlynn said she wants to be a cheerleader.

Singing " Here Comes the Sun".

She was the only girl out of a dozens boys the last few months...just imagine what it was like everyday for her. The video tells it all.

Ashlynn Fairbanks..."When I grow up I want to be a Cheerleader".

Ashlynn's Preschool Graduation Picture

Jackson's First Grade Spring Picture

Jackson's Field Trip to Kamas

Today Jackson went on a field trip. All the first graders took a bus ride into Kamas and went swimming at the Rec Center. We were nervous about letting him go because no parents were invited to go. Grandma even asked if she could go...nope. I was semi OK with the idea only because I have been there, but this was a first for Jackson. He did not hesitate to go on this field trip. He had so much fun and was excited that he could go down the bid slide without a life jacket.

Kids Mile By Mile Marathan

Today Jackson and Ashlynn participated in a 1.2 mile race at the Safe Kids Summer Health Fair. We did not realize that Ashlynn could participate til we got there. So, we registered her at the last minute. There was one little problem...she was wearing flip-flops and she would not be able to go the entire distance with out getting tired. This meant...Daddy to the rescue! Daddy ended up going the mile with Ashlynn even though he too was wearing flip-flops. Jackson ran a good race. He got tired the last little bit, but Mommy met up with him and jogged the last little stretch. Ashlynn arrived at the finish line on Daddy's shoulders. The kids loved their medals and t-shirts that they got. They also had a blast running around the Health Fair for a couple hours with some friends. We came home with new booster seats for Daddy's car and new bicycle helmets...we are ready for a safe summer!

Field Day at Jackson's School

Today was Field Day at Jackson's school for the first graders. They got to compete in different events. He got 1st place in the Basketball Toss, 3rd place in the Frisbee Throw, 3rd place in tug-o-war, and 5th place in the Distance Run. He had so much fun and was so excited that he won. We wish we could have been there to cheer you on. We are so proud of you ...you are our winner!

Famous Jackson Once Again

Today Jackson was in our local newspaper once again. This picture was taken at his school program. They were performing the maypole dance to "Switzerland". He is pictured on the left in front of the flag.

Jackson's Mother's Day Gift!

Jackson wrote a little book about me for Mother's Day while he was at school today. He also planted a flower in a pot that he had painted and decorated. He gets so excited about giving gifts especially when he makes them and I love receiving them because they make the best memories.

(These pages were all bound together with ribbon which I had to take apart in order to scan which he was not to happy about. But, once he saw that I put it back together and he could see it on our blog he was ok.)

Mother's Day

Motherhood...what a blessing! If there is anything that I cherish the most...it is being a mother and wife. Today I have to give a big thank you to two wonderful women that have been examples to me throughout my life. One is my mother. She is truly my best friend(aside from my husband). I don't know what I would do with out her. And the second is my Grandma, who passed away shortly after Jeremy and I got married. The love that they have for their children and grandchildren is endless! I hope that I will be the type of mother and grandmother that they have been to me.

Happy Mother's Day!

I Love You!

This has been one of the best Mother's Days that I have had. Between school and church I ended up with 4 potted flowers and lots of cards from Jackson and Ashlynn. It was an endless day of hugs and kisses from them. And my wonderful husband always knows the way to my heart. He wrote me the sweetest letter. He has written me many letters throughout the years. I have to admit...they are the best gifts.

Thank you Jer, Jackson, and Ashlynn for the wonderful Mother's Day!

I Love You Guys!

Jackson's First Grade Program

Today Jackson performed in a program at his school. Each grade has a program throughout the school year. It is tradition that the first graders perform "Take Me Home...A Tribute to Midway". This program was an amazing program...it brought tears to our eyes and still does when we watch the video clips.

Jackson's class.

(He is center in the back row)

Jackson's class performed the Maypole dance to the song "Switzerland".

Each class performs to one song, but all kids sing every song in the program. The kids sang eight songs...Country Road, Good Old Days, Away to America, Lonely Goatherd, Switzerland, Edelweiss, I've Been Working on the Railroad, and See Us Shine.

Jackson with his teacher Ms. Michalko

Jackson singing "Good Old Days".

( Not the greatest video taping...we just had our little camera with us and a wiggly little girl sitting on our lap.)

Mommy's 35th Birthday!

Today was my 35th birthday! The four of us went to Macaroni Grill. This has been tradition since we have been married. It is our favorite place to celebrate birthdays. The kids love it when they sing happy birthday in Italian. Our waiter was the one that sang. He even brought me a flower.

My wonderful husband took the day off to celebrate my birthday. The two of us were able to spend a couple of hours together without kids. We spent the afternoon picking everything out for our new house that we are building. We have become experts at this since it is our third house we have built. We are so excited and anxious to have it finished so we can get settled. This will be our 11th move in 8 years...crazy! Thank you honey for working so hard to make this happen.

Thanks for the wonderful birthday!

I love you!

Daddy's girls!!!

Ashlynn's favorite part of celebrating birthdays is cake.


Ahlynn eating calamari which she loves. This time she decided to go for the entire squid with legs. She at 3 with legs.

Jackson with pizza face. Trying to eat a play his new DS game.

I failed to mention that Jackson was thrilled that he was getting out of school early today and shared with his class that it was his mommy's birthday the day before. So, when I went to pick him up today his entire class wished me a happy birthday and sang to me. It was so cute and he was all smiles.

Saving Money!

Jackson and Ashlynn have been learning how to save money. They have been trying so hard to save all the money they get to buy a Nintendo DS game. They finally had enough money to buy their game. We decided that we would stop and let them buy their game since we were in Salt Lake today. They both bought the game of their choice. We are so proud of them for working so hard at saving their money.

Ashlynn bought MarioKart
Jackson bought MarioParty

Easter Day!

The kids were so excited Easter morning that they forgot it was even Easter. The Easter bunny left a lot of stuff in their baskets and sent them on a treasure hunt for a golden egg. They had fun looking for all the clues and once they found the golden egg they were thrilled to find $5 for each of them inside it.

We took family pictures after church. The kids had so much energy and all they could think about was getting in the house to eat their candy. At least we got to take pictures outside with no snow.

We had a family Easter egg hunt at the Blackham's. The kids had so much fun getting more candy and more money. Thank you Grandma and Pa!

April is a busy month for birthdays. Grandma's is on the 13th, Tyler's is on the 14th, and Uncle Jake's is on the 17th. And two more to come the following week. Happy Birthday Grandma, Tyler, and Jake!

We love you!

Easter Egg Hunt & Decorating Cookies

Today we went to an Easter Egg Hunt. Jessica, our cousin went with us. We ran into some friends which made it fun for Jackson since he was in a different group.

The kids made Easter cookies and decorated them at Grandma's house. They had a lot of fun making a mess out of Grandma's kitchen. Ashlynn could not seem to get enough flour on her.

Thank you Grandma!

Easter Egg Roll!

Today the kids had fun dying Easter eggs at Grandma and Pa's. We had an Easter egg roll contest that turned into an egg toss. The kids had a blast destroying their eggs.

Swimming!

Today our cousins came up for a couple of days. We had fun swimming and hanging out.

Spring Break in St. George With Grandma & Grandpa

When we visit Grandma and Grandpa we eat out a lot. We hit up all our favorite restaurants...Texas Roadhouse, Samurai 21, Olive Garden, etc. We got to eat at Pirate Island Pizza for the first time. We all ate dinner and then Mommy and Daddy went on a date to the movies while Jackson and Ashlynn stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and played games.
Thanks Mom and Dad
for watching the kids.

Jackson and Ashlynn smiling for Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids to the Splash Park downtown while Mommy & Daddy went on another date. Two date nights in a row...WOW. Next time we might have to go on a two day trip and leave them behind. They had tons of fun climbing all over the rocks. Afterwards they went to Blue Bunny and got an ice cream.
Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Grandma and Grandpa took Jackson shopping and bought him is first Jazz Basketball jersey. He was so excited and could not wait to show Mommy and Daddy.
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Now Mommy and Daddy need to take me to a Jazz game...a playoff game!